#4996BF#4996BF

#4996BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.098 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4996BF
RGB	rgb(73, 150, 191)
HSL	hsl(201, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(201, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.96, -11.30, -28.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.96, 30.52, 248.28°)
OKLab	oklab(64.13% -0.0568 -0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(64.13% 0.098 234.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0544, 26.9885, 53.2744)
Luminance	0.2699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4996BF #BF7249

analogous

#49BFAD #4996BF #495BBF

triadic

#4996BF #BF4996 #96BF49

tetradic

#4996BF #AD49BF #BF7249 #5BBF49

square

#4996BF #AD49BF #BF7249 #5BBF49

split-complementary

#4996BF #BF495B #BFAD49

monochromatic

#255169 #357496 #4996BF #76B0CF #A4CADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#4996BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.40

#4996BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4996BF

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4996BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4996BF	1.00	3.28	6.40	6.40
#FFFFFF	3.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8295C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7289BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4996bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 150, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.098 234.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b4d2',
    500: '#4996bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4996bf;
$custom-light: #87b4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4996bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.847,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64134,
    "c": 0.09758,
    "h": 234.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4996BF

secondary

#CCAA98

accent

#7F50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4996BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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